(1) Every applicant for dental hygiene licensure must submit to the board proof that the applicant successfully completed the following:
- (a) An examination administered by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations; and
- (b) An examination designed to test the applicant's clinical skills and knowledge, which must be administered by a regional testing agency composed of at least four states or an examination of another state, or a methodology adopted by the board by rule that is designed to test the applicant's clinical skills and knowledge.
- (2) All examination results required by the board must be filed with the board and kept for reference for a period of not less than one year. If an applicant successfully completes the examinations and is otherwise qualified, the board shall grant a license to the applicant and shall issue a license certificate signed by the officers of the board.
Source: L. 2020: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 20-1056), ch. 64, p. 248, § 1, effective September 14.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-220-125 as it existed prior to 2020.